Coming Soon: Grow Local Community Garden
Thanks to the hard work, dedication and creative vision of local resident, Chad Pilieri and the Grow Local volunteers, there will soon be a community-oriented garden property located for all on Poplar Street in downtown Greenwood Lake. Vastly different from the very successful Community Garden located [...]
Happy Holidays
We celebrate the holidays in many ways. However you celebrate the 2020 Christmas and New Year holiday period, may you enjoy a peaceful and joyful time with your loved ones...Here are a few ways that other cultures observe traditions in their countries: St. Nicholas Day, Netherlands [...]
Holiday Baskets Signup
The Greenwood Lake Food Pantry is now accepting applications for the Holiday Basket distribution for both Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hannukah. Anyone who resides in the Greenwood Lake school district is eligible. Please come to the Pantry (located behind Holy Rosary Church by the back parking lot) on [...]
Increased Bear Activity in GWL
Over the past couple weeks, bear activity in downtown Greenwood Lake has become much more prevalent than ever before. Bears are searching for garbage cans and making quite the mess. We do live "in the woods" and bears are to be expected occasionally. But this [...]
Boater Safety Top Priority
By Mayor Jesse Dwyer, There is little doubt the lake is getting busier by the year. With telecommuting becoming a much more common trend in our region, boating on our lake this season has only grown. the Village of Greenwood Lake has an incredibly dedicated [...]
O&R Will Reimburse for Lost Food from Storm
Orange & Rockland recently announced that the company will reimburse customers for food and prescription medicine spoilage if they lost power for 48 consecutive hours or longer during Tropical Storm Isaias. If you lost power for more than 48 consecutive hours as a result of [...]